Safety Advisor

We are lookingfor a Safety Advisor to join the National Theatre's Safety team.

The Safety Team works across the National Theatre to support departments in creating safe places to work while enabling creativity and operational excellence.

As a Safety Advisor, you will work with managers, supervisors, project teams and contractors to provide practical advice on health, safety and fire matters across a wide range of activities. A significant part of the role will involve supporting construction, refurbishment and maintenance projects, as well as helping maintain effective fire safety arrangements.

You will build positive working relationships across the organisation, helping colleagues understand and manage risks, encouraging good safety practices and supporting continual improvement.

The successful candidates will have the following:

• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent Level 3 health and safety qualification.
• Experience providing practical health and safety advice in a construction, facilities, entertainment or similar operational environment.
• Knowledge of fire safety principles and experience supporting fire safety arrangements in the workplace.
• Experience assisting with risk assessments, incident investigations and safety inspections.
• Experience delivering basic health and safety training or toolbox talks.

We want to understand each candidates skills, experience, and perspectives, so we encourage you to complete your application using your own words. While generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be a useful tool for exploring ideas or structuring responses, applications that rely heavily on AI-generated content can appear generic and make it difficult for us to assess your individual experience.

If you choose to use AI during the application process, please use it only as a tool to help draft and structure your ideas, check your spelling and grammar, and guide your writing, while ensuring the personal experiences are entirely your own words. Responses that do not demonstrate your own voice may affect how your application is assessed and could result in it notbeing progressed.

Working with us will give you..

• Complimentary staff tickets for shows and guided tours, subject to availability and policy
• 25 days annual leave increasing up to 32 with length of service (plus bank holidays)
• Development Programmes via e-learning platform, and specialist in-person training relating to role
• Access to interest‑free season ticket loan and cycle scheme partnership
• Enhanced sick pay
• Family Friendly policies including Family leave and Support leave
• Family-friendly employer – we are a member of Parents and Carers in the Performing Arts (PiPA)
• Pension schemes with Legal & General and NEST
• Sabbatical option, subject to agreement and policy
• On-site staff canteen and social facilities
• On-site occupational health support
• In‑house mental health and wellbeing advisors providing workplace counselling and support
• Wellbeing programme of events, including mental health awareness, financial wellbeing, skills sharing and opportunities to get active
• Exclusive staff talks to hear more about NT productions, past and present, from leading practitioners
• Discounted access to National Theatre at Home
• Volunteer leave – one paid day per year to volunteer for your chosen charity
• Discounts in the NT’s bars, cafés, restaurants, and bookshop, as well asin local businesses (from Wagamama to gyms), on and around the South Bank
• Access to retailer discounted gift cards and a cash‑back‑on‑spending card

Please note

The closing date for the receipt of a completed application isMonday 28th September 2026 at 12 noon.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a sufficient number of applications. To avoid disappointment, we encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity. Should you need support or additional time to submit an application please contact recruitment@nationaltheatre.org.uk.

Unfortunately, we are unable to progress an application for this role if you do not currently have (or would be able to obtain) an ongoing right to work in the UK. We cannot sponsor candidates under a workvisafor this role because the role is ineligible for sponsorship under the UK government’s requirements for the Skilled Workervisaroute. If you have any queries or would like to discuss this matter further, please contact recruitment@nationaltheatre.org.uk.

In line with our commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), we recognise that we need to address underrepresentation in our organisation. We actively welcome applications from individuals who are part of global majority, disabled and LGBTQ+ communities, and are committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive.

We strive to promote inclusive and equitable practices in all areas of the NT. As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee to interview disabled applicants who meet our minimum requirements for our vacancies.

If you would like to speak to someone about any adjustments or have any questions about the recruitment process, you can email recruitment@nationaltheatre.org.uk or call us on 02074523834.